News AoC Sport National Championships: south east reigns victorious The southeast retained the coveted Wilkinson Sword trophy when it stormed to victory for the third successive year at… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Former college staff get a chance to challenge FE Commissioner reports Former employees or governors criticised in FE commissioner reports can now read and challenge the report before it is… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Exclusive England’s largest teacher union wants colleges back under local authority control The boss of England’s biggest teaching union has told FE Week it is “blindingly obvious” that colleges should be… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News HS2 college needed last-minute DfE bailout to sign off accounts The government had to promise a last-minute gift of £4.55 million to avoid a National College being unable to… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Exclusive English and maths GCSE resit policy helping tens of thousands The policy requiring students to continue studying English and maths if they fail the subjects at GCSEs at age… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News BMet to close Stourbridge College in bid to pay back debt A college that underwent a £5 million makeover just four years ago is set to close, following a review… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Exclusive DfE set to reopen academisation option for sixth-form colleges The government will reopen the option for sixth-form colleges to academise in the post-area review era – but they… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Training firm with 2,000 learners goes bust A training provider with over 2,000 learners has gone into administration, with the loss of 69 jobs. James Lumb… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News Revealed: The 17 FE projects to share £57m Skills for Londoners Capital Fund The Mayor of London has today revealed the FE projects that will share £57.6 million to spend on improving… Fraser Whieldon 7y Fraser Whieldon 7y News National Apprenticeship Awards 2019 open for applications Entries to this year’s National Apprenticeship Awards are now open, where employers and individuals who champion apprenticeships will be… Jessica Fino 7y Jessica Fino 7y News Increase 16-19 funding by ‘significant amount’, Social Mobility Commission urges The government should raise the funding rate for 16 to 19-year-olds by a “significant amount” in the upcoming spending… Billy Camden 7y Billy Camden 7y News Monthly apprenticeships update: February starts up 16% but down on 2017 Apprenticeship starts for the period August 2018 to February 2019 are up 10 per cent on the previous year… FE Week Reporter 7y FE Week Reporter 7y Newer 1 400 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 851 Older Must read Adult education, Apprenticeships, Skills reform Apprenticeships purge: Team leader and chartered manager among 16 axed standards Ministers also unveil the first 7 apprenticeship units Shane Chowen 11h Shane Chowen 11h Colleges, Politics Exclusive Joe Docherty: Labour peer quit college role over ‘inappropriate conduct’ The former education executive has been suspended by the party weeks after being sent to the House of Lords… Jessica Hill 2w Jessica Hill and Gabriel Pogrund 2w Colleges, Long read Investigation Inside FE’s lifeline for under-16s: Stepping in where schools fail More and more anxious 14-16 year olds not in school are starting afresh in colleges, but they are under-recognised,… Jessica Hill 1mo Jessica Hill 1mo Next 3 stories Colleges, Long read Exclusive Legrave’s last orders: build cash, challenge leaders and don’t ignore teaching In her final interview, the outgoing FE Commissioner warns colleges not to mistake funding rises for financial safety Shane Chowen 3mo Shane Chowen 3mo Young people Long read Curriculum review: ‘Strengthen’ resit accountability and reduce T Level assessment burden Review recommends already-announced V Levels, level 2 pathways and new pre-GCSE English and maths quals Anviksha Patel 4mo Anviksha Patel 4mo News Case dismissed: Marples loses High Court claim against DfE A judge has dismissed a multi-million-pound claim brought by former training boss Peter Marples and his family against the… Shane Chowen 5mo Shane Chowen 5mo
